My name is Effi. I am from Germany. My parents bought Liscrona House from you in the 90s when I was a child and we spent almost 20 years there every summer and spring and often even winter. We loved our “Grey Old Lady” so much and for my sisters and myself it was our home. Unfortunately my parents had to sell it. I am very sad about this.
I remember we used to have a story about Liscrona. The old story about life there 100 years ago.
Someone took it and nobody knows where the story is. I would love to have the paper again. I think, you gave it to my parents back then?
I was wondering, if you still have the story and you could send it to me? I would be so happy!!!

This is an absolute jewel of a site. Thank you so much for assembling its content and making it available on the Internet.

One of my warmest Christmas memories of the late sixties is listening to Mal’s annual Christmas show, first on WBBM and then from WIVS Crystal Lake (when I could receive it down all the way down in Des Plaines) later into the early 70s.

I’m especially fond of the Nutcracker Suite narrated by Peter Ustinov. It was a delight to hear it again after more than 40 years!

Other “special connection” I have with Mal per say is that one of my uncles was a board engineer at WBBM radio during the 50s into the 70s who worked with Mal often and spoke of him highly. He was most likely the person who initially turned me on to Mal’s annual Christmas show.